Do you need a snowblower in Palmdale, CA?
Your answer for Palmdale
No snowblower
Palmdale sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Palmdale from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Palmdale and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Palmdale. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster, CA | 8 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 26 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 27 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| San Fernando, CA | 28 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Sierra Madre, CA | 29 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Glendale, CA | 29 | 0 in | No snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Palmdale, 0.7 miles from Palmdale. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.